Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-14
THE woMAN,s BOARD.


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Addresses Made
Annual Election of Omcers-Grand
Work Done by This Board.
The last days session of the Woman's
Board of Missions was held yesterday. In
every way has this annual meeting of the
Board been grand success. It has served,
said a lady present, to stir the enthusiasm
regarding missions up to higher pitch than
ever before attained. The annual conventions
have, as general rule, been held in Boston,
but the change was made to New Haven for
the meeting this year. Aud nobody has had
the least cause to regret the change. IL was
timely and well managed. From the swelling
attendance at each of the sessions it would
appear that very large number of ladies in
the city had become warmly interested in the
grand missionary cause. The felt of mis-
sions, not only here but in hundreds of other
places, has found great mass OF new
and devoted friends. The personality
ton of the Woman's Board of
missi ons ninety years ago, has gradually in
creased in power, and from a small Pickering
flame which was liable to be extinguished at
every move, has been brought to a full and
successful fire, whose light will never go
out
The meeting opened yesterday morning at
$50 O'Clock with devotional exercises. Long
before the hour ladies began to arrive, until
at the commencement the church was crowd
ed. Many were turned away. Every avail
able seat WAS taken, and chairs were placed
in the aisles. The devotional meeting was led
by Mrs. II. D. Hume.
At ten o'clock the regular exercises in the
church opened with singing: 'To Our AL
mighty, Maker, God" A scripture lesson
was lead by Mrs Bowker, tho president.
Mrs. Leeds, president of the New Hamp-
shire branch, led in prayer. Then followed
reports of the branches. The New Haven
branch was represented by Mrs Burdette
Hart; the Norfolk and Pilgrim by Mrs.
Thayer; the Old Colony by Mrs. Leonard;
the New Sule by Mrs. Hough; the Suffolk
by Mrs Billings; the Rhode Island by Mrs.
Wilkinson; the Philadelphia by Mrs. Scud-
der; the Vermont by Mrs. Stone; the Worces-
ter county by Mrs. Bryant.
Greetings from the Baptist board were
given by Mrs. Gates, of Boston; from the
Woman's board of the interior by Mrs. Scales,
of Missouri, and from the Presbyterian board
of Philadelphia by Mrs. Turner.
A pape. entitled ''For Such Time as
This" was read by Miss E. Harriet Stanwood
of Boston, secretary of the board, showing
that what has been accomplished hitherto in
mission work IS but the beginning, and that
the present opportunity is freighted with re-
sponsibility.
Mrs L. S. Gates, of the Maratha mission,
and Miss Mary L. Page of Smyrna, Turk ey,
made interesting addresses on mission work
where they are situated.
During the intermission a collation. was
served in the church parlors and the ladies
swarmed about like busy bees.
In the afternoon the officers to serve for
the coming year were elected. They are:
President Mrs. Albert Bowker.
Vice presidents, Mrs, Rufus Anderson, Mrs. N. Il.
Clark Mrs. E. X. Alden, Mrs. Judsen Smith, Mrs.
caid Mrs Lemuei CULVER Mrs Charles stoddard,
Mrs. Gyles Merrill; Mrs H. Lay 1,.,,o,,.
Mrs; Burdett Hart Mrs. A w Wild; Mrs Jeremiah Al
Knight EyGs MIS- Mrs c % Mrs ME- cha Helen A
ell, Miss E. S, Gilman, Mrs. J. E. Bradley. Mrs
ssoadapd Mrs reerc Home mr Baker
Mrs Joshua Colt, Mrs E J Giddings Mrs E n
Miss Susan n. Brown. MIS-. Harrison Tweed 90 '''
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Recording secretary, Mrs. S. Brainard Pratt, of
Boston.
Secretary bureau of exchanges, Miss E. Harriet
Stanwood, of Boston.
Treasurer, Miss Emma Carrrth of Boston
Assistant treasurer, Miss Harriet W. May, of
Boston
D rectors. Mrs J. 4. Copp, Mrs: Henry F. Durant,
Miss Ellen Carruth, Mrs. VIM S. Houghton, Miss
F. Colby. Mrs. John Cummings, MRS 4: G. Thomp-
son, Mrs; S. H. Hayes, Mrs Joseph otedman, Mrs.
ordway, Mrs. Henry D. Noyes, Mrs Frank Wood,
Mrs. p. A. Chadbourne, Mrs. Daniel Lothrop, Mrs.
S. E. Herrick, Mrs. R. R. Meredith. Mrs Jeremiah
Taylor.
Pundita Ramabai, Brahmin widow, gave
an exceedingly interesting address, licturing
very graphically the condition of women in
India and of their great need of Christian
help.
Mrs S. B. Capron, for thirty years mis-
sionary in India, held the audience in close
attention as she related incidents connected
with he work and illustrating missionary
experiences.
Miss M. E. Gouldy, of Japan, then ad-
dressed the assemblage. That country had
lately appealed for new missionaries. In
clear and concise terms she emphasized that
appeal She assured young ladies that the
privilege of going was greater than the sac
ri6ce.
Mrs A B. Child, the home secretary of
the Board, delivered paper entitled "Do it
with thy might 1t was a strong appeal
for earnest work in this cause.
The exercises were varied by the audience
and solo, "Light in Darkness" by Mrs.
Thompson.
1t was announced by Mrs. Leeds, of New
Hampshire, that the next annual meeting
had been decided to be held in Boston in
January, 1885.
Resolutions of thanks were pa 5sed to New
Haven ladies for their generous hospitality,
to the young ladies who have served in the
church, to the pastor of the church, to the
gentlemen who assisted in the service, to
the missionary ladies for their interesting
addresses and to the various railroads which
have given reduced passage.
The doxology was sung and the meeting
closed with the benediction by Rev. Mr..
Leonard.